2006 SAAB 9-2X display

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Instruments and controls
Hazard warning flasherThe hazard warning flasher is used to
warn other drivers when you have to park
your vehicle under emergency conditions.
The hazard warning flasher works with the
ignition switch in any position.
To turn on the hazard warning flasher,
push the hazard warning button on the in-
strument panel. To turn off the flasher,
push the button again.NOTEWhen the hazard warning flasher is on,
the turn signals do not work.
Meters and gaugesNOTELiquid-crystal displays are used in
some of the meters and gauges in the
combination meter. You will find their
indications hard to see if you wear po-
larized glasses.
SpeedometerThe speedometer shows the vehicle
speed.
Odometer/Trip meter1) Trip meter
2) OdometerThis meter displays the odometer and twotrip meters when the ignition switch is in
the “LOCK”, “ACC” or “ON” position.

Odometer
The odometer shows the total distance
that the vehicle has been driven.

Double trip meter
The trip meter shows the distance that the
vehicle has been driven since you last set
it to zero.
To change the mode indication, briefly
push the knob.
Each press of the knob changes the func-
tion alternately.
To set the trip meter to zero, select the A
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A trip meter B trip meter
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Display
Control mode
Turn counterclockwise
Turn clockwise
BAS
Bass control
For less bass sound
For more bass sound
TRE
Treble control
For less treble sound
For more treble sound
BAL
Balance control
To increase left speaker volume and decrease right
speaker volume
To increase right speaker volume and decrease left
speaker volume
FAD
Fader control
To increase rear speaker volume and decrease front
speaker volume
To increase front speaker volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
VOL
Volume control
For less volume
For more volume
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FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button (4) when the ra-
dio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio
is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM reception.
Each time this button is pressed, the band
will change in the following order:
The display indicates which one is cur-
rently selected.

Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

Manual tuning (TUNE)
Push the “
” side of the tuning button
(3) to increase the tuning frequency and
press the “” side of the button to de-
crease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the fre-
quency changes 10 KHz in the AM wave-
band and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a
continuous change in the frequency.

Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (1) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, theradio scans through the radio band until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for five seconds while displaying
the frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire band has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any dis-
played frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high fre-
quencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function proper-
ly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.

Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “Preset” button
(5) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset.

How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to
select AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (1) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the “Preset” buttons (5)
for at least 2 seconds to store the fre-
quency. The frequency of the station willflash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 2 seconds,
the preceding selection will remain in
memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
set buttons are cleared. If this occurs,
it is necessary to reset the preset but-
tons.

If a cell phone is placed near the ra-
dio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio fault.
FM1 FM2 AM
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Compact disc player operation
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(7) (8)
(11) (10)(9)
(7) Eject button
(8) Disc slot
(9) DISC button
(10) Repeat/Random button
(11) Track selection buttons

To play back a compact disc
When CD is not in the player
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole
while gripping the edge of the disc, then
insert it in to the slot (with the label side
up) and the player will automatically pull
the disc into position.
A single CD (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be
used without any adapter.NOTE
Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is insert-
ed with the label side down, it might be
ejected or the player might shut off.

After the last song finishes, the play-
er will automatically return to track 1
(the first song on the disc).

CD-RWs cannot be used. Also, some
CD-Rs cannot be played.
When CD is in the player
Press the “DISC” button (9). The display
will show “CD” and the player will start
playback.
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Display
Control mode
Turn counterclockwise
Turn clockwise
BASS
Bass control
For less bass sound
For more bass sound
MIDDLE
Midrange control
For less midrange sound
For more midrange sound
TREBLE
Treble control
For less treble sound
For more treble sound
FADER
Fader control
To increase rear speaker volume and decrease front
speaker volume
To increase front speaker volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
BALANCE
Balance control
To increase left speaker volume and decrease right
speaker volume
To increase right speaker volume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLUME
Volume control
For less volume
For more volume
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Tone control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial becomes
a control for Bass, Midrange or Treble
when you select the appropriate tone con-
trol mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “TONE” button (3) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from bass control mode. (When
the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)
Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial become
the controls for Fader or Balance when
you select the appropriate fader and bal-
ance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “BAL” button (4) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from fader control mode. (When
the radio is turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.)
Display illumination dimness can-
cellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims
when the light switch is in the “
” or
“
” positions. If this makes the display
difficult to read, press the volume dial for
more than 1.5 seconds to return the dis-
play to original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial
again for more than 1.5 seconds or if you
can safely do so, turning the light switch to
the OFF position and back to the “
”
or “
” position makes the radio display
dim again.

FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM” (1) or “AM” (2) button when
the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the ra-
dio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM recep-
tion.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency: Tuning to a lower frequency: Seeking the next higher station: Seeking the next lower station
Manual tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) clockwise and re-
lease it immediately to increase the tuning
frequency and turn the tuning knob coun-
terclockwise and release it immediately to
decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequen-
cy changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband
and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
VOLUME BASS TREBLEMIDDLE
FADER BALANCE VOLUME
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Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) and hold it for
more than a half second. Seek tuning will
operate and stop automatically on the
next station.
Continue this operation until you find the
desired station.

Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (5) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio scans through the radio band until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for five seconds while displaying
the frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire band has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any dis-
played frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high fre-
quencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function proper-
ly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.

Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “Preset” button
(7) allows you to select that station in asingle operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset.

How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to
select AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (5) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the “Preset” buttons (7)
for at least 1.5 seconds to store the fre-
quency. The frequency of the station will
flash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 1.5 sec-
onds, the preceding selection will remain
in memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
set buttons are cleared. If this occurs,
it is necessary to reset the preset but-
tons.

If a cell phone is placed near the ra-
dio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio fault.
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Built in CD changer operation
(9)
(17) (16)(12) (11) (10) (13) (14) (15)
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(9) LOAD button
(10) Disc slot
(11) Repeat button
(12) Random button
(13) SCAN button
(14) CD button
(15) Eject button
(16) Fast-forwarding/Fast-reversing and
track UP/DOWN knob
(17) Disc select buttonNOTE
Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is insert-
ed with the label side down, it might be
ejected or the player might shut off.

Certain CD-Rs and CD-RWs cannot
be played.

How to insert a CD(s)
Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button (9). If the maga-
zine in the player has an open position
where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” in-
dicator associated with the open position
will blink. The capacity is 6 discs.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is
no open position in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins
to blink, the “LOAD” will appear on display
for a period of 15 seconds. Insert a disc
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